Sanitary disposable holder for oral hygiene devices



Dec. 8, 1959 D. H. ELLlbT'r 2,916,155

SANITARY DISPOSABLE HOLDER FOR ORAL HYGIENE DEVICES I Filed Nov. 5,1956' I n u I INVENTOR D.H. ELLIOTT 1 I i f AT TORNEYS United StatesPatent 1,916,155 SANITARY DISPDSABLE HOLDER FOR ORAL HYGIENE DEVICES'Doiiglas H'. EIliottfCasper, Wyn.

Application November '5, 1935, Serial No. 620,509

4 Claims. (Chill- 66) .iIhis invention relates to the care'of theperson, to the eqiii'pmen't employed, and to means by which theci-tiiprrrehtdsmade available andthe'use of the same is er'icburaged.'Theinventionisparticularly concerned with means forfsupportingin aconvenient location and in a sanitarry manner devices which it isconsidered *necessary to'have near and availablein clean condition atall *times.

'The invention relates specifically to a sanitary disposablelhold'er fororal hygiene devices which holder can be "discarded after arelativelyshort period of use and can be r'eadily replaced without appreciableexpense.

Devicesfof various .kinds have been provided "for holding, in convenientor readily accessible location, toothbrushes or other articles, some ofwhich have been exposed so that they were readily struck and theirusefulness impaired and sometimes causing injury to the person or toproperty. Others have been generally undesirable due to being unsanitaryor objectionable for other reasons.

It is an object of the invention to provide a sanitary disposabletoothbrush holder of simple and inexpensive structure, capable of beingeasily and quickly applied, which will support one or more toothbrushesinconspicuously in a manner not to interfere with the use of otherfacilities, which may be easily discarded and replaced without injury tothe supporting structure or the esthetic nature of the surroundings.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for oral hygieneappliances and the like, which holder is in the form of a foldable sheetcapable of being disposed in stacked relation with others of a similarcharacter and which can be dispensed in any desired manner one by one;as well as a holder which requires no tool or equipment to apply orremove and which is compact so that it does not provide projectionswhich might be easily engaged and displaced, by which articles may besupported independently and exposed to the light and air and in a mannerto encourage the use of the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawingwherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating multiple applicationsof the invention;

Fig. 2, a perspective of one specific form of the invention;

Fig. 3, a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Figs. 4 and 5, perspectives of the form of the invention illustrated inFigs. 2 and 3;

Fig. 6, a perspective of the modified form of the invention;

Fig. 7, a section on the line 7--7 of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8, a perspective of a further modified form of the invention.

Briefly stated the present invention is a holder for hygienic devicessuch as toothbrushes and the like, and such holder is formed of anelongated relatively flat stifi body having openings for receivingtoothbrushes or the like. This body is of bendable material and isprovided with a tab at one lateral edge which may be inserted in a2,916,155 Patented Dec. 8, 1959 'ice 2 separate holder having-anadhesive on one face by which it may be attached 'to the surface of asupport, or the tab may have adhesive applied to one face thereof sothat the holder may be attached to a support directly bymean's of suchadhesive.

With continued reference to the drawing, the present invention is aholder for toothbrushes or other hygienic devices or the like, adapteddob'e located-on-a wall such as a bathroom wall 10 neara wash basin 11located beneath a mirrored medicine cabinet 12.

A sanitary disposable toothbrush holder and bracket in accordance withthe present invention may be of a character such as that discl'osed inFigs. 2 to 5, in Figs. 6, 7, in Fig. '8, orof other generally similarcharacter, three' type's of such-devices being disclosed in Fig. 1.

With reference to the disclosures of Figs. 2, 3,4-and 5, a generallyrectan'gular wall bracket -13ymay be provided of any desired material,such .as a-blo'ck of plastic, cardboard or other substance, and may bedetachably-mounted'on a Wall by any convenient means, as for example byan adhesive 14. Fhe surface having the adhesive may be protectedby=rneans of acov'er sheet 15 of inexpensive material such as forexample paper or the like, which merely is adapted to 'be removed'a'ndthe adhesive covered surface pressed against a relatively smooth surfacesuch as thatofa wall ll).

The wall bracket is provided with a keystone-shaped or other wedge typerecess 16 to form a receiving socket for a correspondingly shapedmounting tab or projection 17 by which the body of a holder may bemounted in place. The holder is in the form of a rectangular plate orstrip 1-8 having a series of openings 19 therein oval in shape or of anyother desired configuration,

The strip 18 may be in the form of a relatively thick sheet or body ofcardboard or other simple and inexpensive material, with an integralmounting tab or projection 17 which can be readily bent at right anglesto the body 18 and inserted in the socket forming recess or slot 16 sothat the end and sides of the tab engage the end and sides of the recessand with the under surface of the body of the device resting upon theupper edge of the mounting bracket.

In installing the device just described the cover sheet is removed fromthe mounting bracket and the latter is pressed firmly against arelatively smooth surface either prior to application of the holder orsubsequently thereto.

Instead of a mounting bracket such as that disclosed, a mounting bracket20 may be employed, such bracket being provided with a wavy slot orgroove 21 in which the lateral edge of a relatively fiat cardboard body22 may be inserted. This cardboard body may have openings 23 of oval orother desired configuration for receiving toothbrushes or other devicesto be supported. The bracket 20 may be secured in place by any desiredmeans as for example by means of an adhesive 24 applied to rear surfaceand such adhesive normally is covered by a protective sheet 25 untilremoved for installation of the device.

If desired instead of utilizing mounting brackets such as for examplethe mounting brackets 13 and 20, a slightly less expensive device may beproduced which does not require the use of a mounting bracket. Such adevice is shown in Fig. 8 and for this structure a relatively heavy bodyof cardboard or other bendable material 26 may be employed havingopenings 27 for the reception of toothbrushes or other devices notshown. The body 26 is provided with a mounting tab 28 which may beformed integrally therewith and have an adhesive 29 applied to onesurface by which it may be attached to a support.

In order to assist in maintaining the body 26 in sub stantiallyhorizontal position, the mounting tab 28 may have side portions 30 and31 bendable at right angles to the body to form an extension andsupporting portions for the body of the holder. This type of structureis capable of being produced from a relatively flat blank and placed ina stack and when installed the mounting tab can be bent at right anglesto the body of the holder and the sides of the tab can be bent at rightangles to the main body of the blank so that the upper ends of the sidesof such tab extend beneath and support the body of the holder.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a simple, practical,inexpensive holder for oral hygienic devices and the like is providedwhich can be kept in a stack, can be quickly installed or removed, andwhich is of great convenience to the user.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scopethereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which isillustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, but onlyas indicated in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for an oral hygiene device or the like comprising a baseportion for attachment in a generally horizontal position to an uprightwall, said base portion having an outwardly opening groove in the formof an indirect line and disposed across the same in a manner to receivea generally horizontally disposed insert, and a flexible ledge-forminginsert capable of being bowed and inserted into said groove so that aportion is disposed outwardly of said base portion and with such insertprovided with one or more apertures for the reception of one or moreoral hygiene devices.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which means is provided for attachingsaid base portion to a supporting wall.

3. The structure of claim 2 in which said means for attachment is alayer of adhesive.

4. The structure of claim 2 in which said means for attachment arefastener elements.

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